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Author Archives: Miles King
Mown Down or Gone to Seed: the confusing world of verges and churchyards
Mowing and not mowing the grass is making the news in the South West of England this Summer. Police were informed after a churchyard nature area was “accidentally” mown by contractors in Cornwall. According to the Western Morning News the … Continue reading
Posted in churchyards, mowing, road verges
Tagged Caring for God's Acre, churchyards, mowing, Road Verges
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half-baked ONS mix up their semi-natural with the semi-improved
The Office for National Statistics has produced some infographics to celebrate World Environment Day. This has left the BBC statistics editor somewhat bemused. As the UK’s natural capital was calculated to be worth £1.5 trillion in 2011 (I expect it’s … Continue reading
Make with the Rake
After seven hours raking on monday, my back is just about ok now. I had asked the Council to come and do a partial early cut of Maumbury Rings. And they did. As they haven’t managed to commit themselves (yet) … Continue reading
Posted in grasslands, greenspace, management, maumbury rings, meadows
Tagged greenspace, Maumbury Rings, mowing
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Defra budget takes another hit; farmers worried they may have to pay for the Badger Cull
Defra received a further cut to its budget last week, shaving another £83M off. This is on top of the already planned £200M cut to take place this financial year. The Defra budget has declined by around 25% since 2010, … Continue reading
The Solar Farm Gold Rush is over
This spring it was almost as though there was a gold rush around here, but the gold was a very generous public subsidy for private landowners to build solar farms; and the subsidy magically … Continue reading
Verging on the Spectacular
Roads and wildlife have a complex relationship. Roads can still cause damage and destruction to wildlife and nature. But roads and other infrastructure can also create the opportunity to let nature thrive. Just down the road from us is the … Continue reading
The State of Europe’s Nature
Today is International Biodiversity Day. Instead of being out and about enjoying biodiversity (or nature as I prefer to call it), I’m sitting at my computer writing this. Does that make any sense? How is biodiversity nature doing in … Continue reading
Countryside Alliance get their man into Defra
The slow death of Defra continues, as it loses Lord de Mauley as the Defra minister in the Lords. Lord de Mauley is a decent sort of chap. He didn’t agree with his former Boss Owen Paterson’s ravings about being … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 election, bees, blood sports
Tagged Countryside Alliance, Defra, General Election 2015, Lord de Mauley, Lord Gardiner
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Two Years of A New Nature Blog
I’m celebrating two years (yesterday) since I started writing this blog. This isn’t the first blog I have written though, as I started in October 2010 when I was working for The Grasslands Trust. That one lasted just under two … Continue reading
a new nature blog 